# Sign in with Perplexity for the remote MCP server

By Steven Van · 2026-09-01

The remote Perplexity MCP server now supports OAuth sign-in, letting Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code skip pasting an API key.

The remote [Perplexity](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/perplexity>) MCP server now supports OAuth, so clients can sign in with a Perplexity account instead of pasting an API key. Add https://api.perplexity.ai/mcp to any MCP client that supports OAuth, such as claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code, and sign in through the browser. During sign-in you choose which API organization to bill.

API keys still work for clients without OAuth support. The change applies to the hosted remote server; the local stdio server is unaffected.

Read the [announcement](<https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/integrations/mcp-server>) for setup details.

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Sources

[Original source](<https://docs.perplexity.ai/docs/getting-started/integrations/mcp-server>)

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